tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post714679323556915925..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: RA Summer Exhibition 2014 goes totally digital!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-19706402116882463422013-11-26T19:51:40.421+00:002013-11-26T19:51:40.421+00:00Very interesting Katherine thank you. I also see t...Very interesting Katherine thank you. I also see that the Lynn Painters Stainers Prize is going completely digital too! I'm sure Stephen Farthing hinted at the Derwent Art Prize PV that the RA summer show was going digital.<br /><br />Also the easiest way (I know of) to change the DPI of an image is through Photoshop.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268271648751274940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-26058018512996157982013-11-25T22:32:52.051+00:002013-11-25T22:32:52.051+00:00me again! Robert - in response to some of Roberts ...me again! Robert - in response to some of Roberts comments on DPI etc. The first time I entered a competition digitally it was for the CPSA a few years ago. Their requirements were extremely specific, far more than outlined in the RA, so I printed the instructions and took my artwork to my wonderful printer, who understood instantly and scanned everything to the correct sizes etc. It took moments, and I was released from the strain of worrying about it! If you have a good printer with a good scanner, I recommend that as a failsafe avenue. <br />JulieJulie Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750152940761828189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-38072763718262595522013-11-24T20:01:20.572+00:002013-11-24T20:01:20.572+00:00Katherine, thanks for stressing the need to apply ...Katherine, thanks for stressing the need to apply early. I already had the deadline on my calendar; I've now added the January start date too. The 3 MB limit is quite generous but I'm sorry to see the RA has tried to set a DPI figure as well. To start with, to say photos must be 150 DPI is absurd; it's like saying they must be 2.73 MB. Presumably they mean this as a minimum. But in any case as far as I understand a DPI figure in this context is meaningless. Dots per inch, or pixels per inch, means something if you're talking about a printed photo, or a photo as it's displayed on a particular screen, both of which can be measured in inches, but otherwise what can it possibly mean? In my photo editor I can see a PPI figure but it's just calculated with reference to a notional picture size (in inches or cm) and you can move it up or down as you like and the software just adjusts the notional picture size to suit. Best just to ignore it I think.Robert Cunnewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203271092337592485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-2401172280211110192013-11-24T19:19:51.724+00:002013-11-24T19:19:51.724+00:00About time! I am glad to hear about this, thanks K...About time! I am glad to hear about this, thanks Katherine - for those living further away, the drop-off system is a nightmare and I hope that all the larger competitions adopt this system. I live in Belfast, and even the competitions that claim collection points all over the UK, don't include one for Northern Ireland! <br />Julie Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750152940761828189noreply@blogger.com